Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Actor

Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
March 5, 1985

Biography

Kenichi Matsuyama (松山 ケンイチ, Matsuyama Ken'ichi, born March 5, 1985) is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name and L: Change the World in 2008, as well as voicing Gelus in the Death Note animated adaptation. He was cast to play lead character Toru Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood, which was released in December 2010.

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Representative Works

Death Note
Death Note
7.1
/ Japanese
Promare
Promare
7.0
/ Japanese
Gantz
Gantz
6.6
/ Japanese
Death Note: The Last Name
Death Note: The Last Name
7.1
/ Japanese
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
6.3
/ Japanese
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Gantz: Perfect Answer
6.6
/ Japanese
The Taste of Tea
The Taste of Tea
7.5
/ Japanese
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
6.0
/ Japanese
Linda Linda Linda
Linda Linda Linda
7.6
/ Japanese
Yamato
Yamato
5.4
/ Japanese
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
7.7
/ Japanese
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood
6.4
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Death Note
2006Nominee

Best Performance

Death Note

Promare
2019Nominee

Best Performance

Promare

Gantz
2010Nominee

Best Performance

Gantz

Career Highlights

Death Note: The Last Name
2006Highlight

Best Performance

Death Note: The Last Name

Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
2016Highlight

Best Performance

Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

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